Fire fighting system

Abstract

A fire fighting system for fighting forest and brush fires under dry, hot and windy conditions which includes a jet engine for generating a high speed air stream, a water source for supplying water to a cooling system which lowers the water temperature to between forty and fifty degrees fahrenheit, a nozzle for injecting cold water into the air steam and a filter which provides very fine particles of cold water within the stream. The stream of cold water is directed to a forest or brush fire dropping the temperature of the fire which eventually extinguishes the fire.

Description

[0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 094,547, filed Mar. 22, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to fire fighting systems and equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to a jet engine blower type fire fighting system which generates high velocity liquid cooled air streams at a constant temperature and velocity that are very useful in fighting forest and other types of fire. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] Forest and grass land fires in the western states including California are a constant concern because of the lack of moisture, the extremely short raining season, the high winds and the long hot summers. Starting in mid summer and continuing through the fall the chance of serious fires is high since spring growth caused by winter rain is dry and there is virtually no precipitation during the summer months. During the summer...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] The present invention overcomes some of the difficulties of the past including those mentioned above in that it comprises a relatively simple yet highly effective fire fighting system for use in fighting forest and brush fires under hot, dry and windy conditions.

[0012] The particle size cold water droplets are driven into the atmosphere at the fire's edge dropping the temperature considerably at the fire's edge which creates a barrier against the fire. This, in turn, prevents the fire from spreading and the resulting heat loss will eventually extinguish or put out the fire.

Problems solved by technology

Starting in mid summer and continuing through the fall the chance of serious fires is high since spring growth caused by winter rain is dry and there is virtually no precipitation during the summer months.

During the summer and fall, when a scrub brush or forest fire starts it will generally spread rapidly and is extremely difficult or impossible to control.

The result can be a lose of forest and houses and buildings surrounding the area where the fire is burning.

During a typical fire season in Southern California damages to property can cost be as high as a billion dollars or more.

When the rain finally arrives in December and January the ground is often barren of vegetation which results in erosion of the soil and mud slides.

This leads to additional property lose since homes and commercial building are on unstable soil especially on hillsides and in canyons.

There may also be homes severely damaged when cliffs erode sending thousand of cubic feet of mud into occupied homes.

A fast moving fire will often jump a fire break.

Fire retardants are not safe to use in residential areas because they contain environmentally unsafe chemicals which are harmful to animals and humans.

Aircraft with water scoops are very limited in the capabilities in that they can fly in high winds and take a significant amount of time to fill their scoops and return to the fire.

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